Stonemasons

About the job

Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.

What you'll do

• Construct and install prefabricated masonry units.
• Dig trench for foundation of monument, using pick and shovel.
• Drill holes in marble or ornamental stone and anchor brackets in holes.
• Lay brick to build shells of chimneys and smokestacks or to line or reline industrial furnaces, kilns, boilers and similar installations.
• Line interiors of molds with treated paper and fill molds with composition-stone mixture.
• Position mold along guidelines of wall, press mold in place, and remove mold and paper from wall.
• Remove sections of monument from truck bed, and guide stone onto foundation, using skids, hoist, or truck crane.
• Repair cracked or chipped areas of stone or marble, using blowtorch and mastic, and remove rough or defective spots from concrete, using power grinder or chisel and hammer.
• Replace broken or missing masonry units in walls or floors.
• Smooth, polish, and bevel surfaces, using hand tools and power tools.

Things you need to know

• Mathematics – Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Building and Construction – Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
• Public Safety and Security – Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Design – Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Mechanical – Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Abilities you'll need to have

• Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Time Management – Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
• Coordination – Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Judgment and Decision Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Social Perceptiveness – Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Complex Problem Solving – Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Active Learning – Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.